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Lots of Musical Instruments

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ID: 1564 Elementary
If you've ever played in an orchestra, you may be curious about the Chinese names of some of those musical instruments. No, we don't mean guitar or drums; we're talking violin, tuba, and clarinet. The names are easier than you think. This one is for you, band nerds!
Wed Dec 15 2010 | Jason, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
同学们 tóngxué men 'fellow classmates'
同学 tóngxué classmate
有 yǒu to have
很 hěn very
同学们，这里有很多乐器。
tóngxué men ，zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō yuèqì 。
Students, there's a lot of musical instruments here.
我们来认识一下。
wǒmen lái rènshi yīxià 。
Let's familiarize ourselves with them.
这是小提琴。
zhè shì xiǎotíqín 。
This is a violin.
这是大提琴。
zhè shì dàtíqín 。
This is a cello.
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